04 Disney

Hey guys!

Today I have the second manicure of the June Nail Art Challenge for you! This time it is Disney nail art so I decided to make a manicure inspired by one of my favorite Disney movies: Finding Nemo.

I started off with a orange base of Maybelline Orange Attack on all of my nails except for my accent nail which I painted blue with Essie Mesmerize.
On the orange nails I used the white Essie Blanc and the black Essie Licorice to paint on clown fish details with a small nail art brush to make the nails look like Marlin and Nemo. For these nails I was inspired by this manicure by Kayla Shevonne.
On the accent nail I used the yellow Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi and the dark blue Essie After School Boy Blazer to paint on the blue tang fish details to make the nails look like Dory.

I am in love with how these turned out: so simple, but so funny and cute!
What do you girls think? Does it remind you of Finding Nemo? Let me know the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Mix and Match

Hello ladies!

Today I made some nail art for you guys! It is mix and match manicure with oversized patterns inspired by this manicure by Sarah at Chalkboard Nails.

For the leopard nails I started off with a tan nude base. Afterwards I used a big dotting tool to dot on some random dots and shapes with a brown nail polish. Lastly I used a smaller dotting tool and a black nail polish to partly frame the random shapes with little, black c-shapes.

For the striped nails I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow. When that was completely dry I added some regular tape cut out in small strips, and painted over them with Essie Licorice. Afterwards I removed the tape to reveal the base colour, that was left untouched underneath.

I LOVE this manicure! It is just so awesome!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo

- Louise.

Easter Manicure #3

Hello ladies!

Today I made yet another easter manicure for you guys - a bunny ears manicure!

I started off with a light pink base of Essie Fiji on all of my nails. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush, Essie Fiji and the white nail polish OPI Alpine Snow to freehand on the bunny ears on my two accent nails.
This is a really simple design that even nail art beginners can do!

I really love this manicure! I think it is so cute, funny and pretty.
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Easter Manicure #1

Hi girls!

Today I made some quick easter nail art - a cute and simple baby chick manicure.

I started off with a yellow base of Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi on all of my nails. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by Elizabeth at Did My Nails, using Maybelline Coral Craze for the orange beaks and feet.

This manicure is so easy to do and really cute and pretty at the same time - I love it.
What you you girls think of this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise

23 Animal Theme

Hello ladies!

Today I have another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you guys - an animal themed manicure.
As some of you know, I am already doing an animal theme, and you can see the other manicures here!

I started off with dusty purple a base of Essie Warm & Toasty Turtleneck. Afterwards I used my Black Barry M Nail Art Pen to freehand on the birds. So easy!

I love this manicure! So simple, but sooo pretty!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Animal Themed Manicure #7

Hello ladies!

Yesterday I was wearing Essie Avenue Maintain. Today I used that sky-blue base colour to make yet another animal themed manicure for you guys.
This time it is a Glossy vs. Matte Zebra Manicure!

As mentioned the base is two layers of Essie Avenue Maintain. On top of that I used Essie Matte About You to mattify the shiny base. Afterwards I used a nail striper and Avenue Maintain to paint on the zebra stripes.
You can check out cutepolish' video-tutorial on how to make this manicure here.

The weather is perfect for taking pictures today, so I got a really good one, that shows the contrasting effect between the glossy vs. matte finishes perfectly.

I was originally planning to do this manicure in black, but I think it went okay with the blue base.
What do you guys think? Would it have been better in black?

Animal Themed Manicure #3

Hello ladies!

Today I made some more animal themed nail art for you guys.
This time it is two butterfly wings accent nails!

I used two to three layers of Maybelline Coral Craze for the coral/orange base. Then I used my Barry M Nail Art Pen Black, various sized dotting tools and a white nail polish for the details on the butterfly wings accent nails. Of course I finished it all up with a good layer of top coat.

Even though the design doesn't scream butterfly and it looks a little like an abstract pattern, I think it turned out really pretty!

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Animal Themed Manicure #2

Hello ladies!

Today I made some more nail art for the animal theme.
This time it is zebra nails!

I started off with a white base of two thin layers of OPI Alpine Snow. Then I used my black Barry M Nail Art Pen to draw on the zebra pattern. If you do not own a nail art pen, you can also use a nail striper. Either way this manicure is really simple and easy to do, but also really pretty and fun! I just love how it turned out and I especially like the patterns on my index finger and my pinky.

Do you like it?

Animal Themed Manicure #1

Hey guys!

So today I am starting a brand new nail art theme with animal print manicures.
The first manicure in the series is a purple leopard print manicure!

I started off with a purple base of Essie Play Date. Then I used a big dotting tool and darker shade of purple, Max Factor Amethyst, to dot on some randomly sized and shaped spots around the nail. Lastly I used a smaller dotting tool and some black nail polish to outline the spots, some with C-shapes and some like brackets.

As you can see I did not have the time to add a top coat before taking pictures, so sorry about that!

What do you think of the nail art theme?